eastern pondhawk
(Erythemis simplicicollis)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Description |
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Size |
Total length: 1 7 ⁄16″ to 1⅞″ |
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Habitat |
Ponds, marshes, ditches, swamps. Most still waters, except bogs. |
Biology |
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Mid-June to early September |
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Naiad Food |
Aquatic invertebrates |
Adult Food |
Small flying insects |
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Sources Haarstad, J. 1997. The dragonflies of selected eastern Minnesota rivers. Report submitted to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Unpaged. Biodiversity occurrence data published by: Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas (accessed through the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Portal, bellatlas.umn.edu, 7/28/2025). |
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Order |
Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) |
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Superfamily |
Libelluloidea |
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Libellulidae (skimmers) |
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Erythemis (pondhawks) |
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Lepthemis simplicicollis Libellula caerulans Libellula imbuta Libellula maculiventris Libellula simplicicollis Mesothemis gundlachii |
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Common Names |
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common pondhawk eastern pondhawk green clearwing green jacket |
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Slideshows |
Erythemis simplicicollis (Eastern Pondhawk) |
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Gerry Garcia |
eastern pondhawk 01 |
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eastern pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) Lyndale Park, Minneapolis, MN Video by Gerry Garcia http://www.minnesotaseasons.com/Insects/eastern_pondhawk.html |
Dan W. Andree |
HD Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly 2016 |
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A very brief look at an adult male Eastern Pondhawk dragonfly. Though they are common around ponds etc. this is the only one I have seen and it didn't stick around long. It wasn't over 2 inches in length. A small but somewhat colorful dragonfly. Filmed along a pond in Minnesota. |
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Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly (female) |
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Uploaded on Jul 11, 2011 Eastern Pondhawk ( female) also known as a Common Pondhawk ( Erythemis simplicicollis ) video taken at Bluff Spring Fen 7-09-2011 |
Common Pondhawk Dragonfly (Libellulidae: Erythemis simplicicollis) Close-up |
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Uploaded on Jul 3, 2011 Photographed at Nisswa, Minnesota (01 July 2011). |
Dragonfly, Part 1 - August 2, 2013 |
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Published on Aug 5, 2013 Dragonfly, Part 1, Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis), Abrams Rock, Village Park, Swansea, Massachusetts, Friday afternoon, August 2, 2013, 6:30 PM / 6:34 PM / 6:41 PM - Canon PowerShot SX50 HS MVI_38344 / MVI_38350 / MVI_38369; 5:20 min. |
Common Pondhawk (Libellulidae: Erythemis simplicicollis) on Leaf |
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Uploaded on Aug 7, 2010 Photographed at Itasca State Park, Minnesota (06 August 2010). |
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| Alfredo Colon 10/16/2019 |
Location: Woodbury, MN |
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| Gerry Garcia 8/4/2019 |
Location: Lyndale Park, Minneapolis, MN |
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| Kirk Nelson 7/4/2016 |
Location: Lebanon Hills Regional Park |
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| Wayne Rasmussen 7/19/2016 |
Location: Keller Regional Park |
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